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| Biagolini-Jr,Carlos; Costa,Mariellen C.; Perrella,Daniel F.; Zima,Paulo V.Q.; Ribeiro-Silva,Lais; Francisco,Mercival R.. |
| ABSTRACT Over the last two decades, several studies have shown that the mating systems of various birds are more complex than previously believed, and paternity tests performed with molecular techniques have proved, for instance, that the commonly observed social monogamy often presents important variations, such as extra-pair paternity. However, data are still largely biased towards temperate species. In our study, at an area of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, we found broods containing at least one extra-pair young (EPY) in the socially monogamous White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis (Vieillot, 1818). Paternity tests using six heterologous microsatellite loci revealed that four of 11 broods (36.4%) presented at least one extra-pair young (EPY). This rate... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Cuckoldry; Extra-pair copulation; Infidelity; Social monogamy. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702016000404002 |
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